dos-à-dos

[ doh-see-doh, -zi- for 1, 2; French doh-za-doh for 3 ]

noun,plural dos-à-dos [doh-see-dohz, -zi-]. /ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊz, -zɪ-/.
verb (used with or without object),dos-à-dosed [doh-see-dohd], /ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊd/, dos-à-dos·ing [doh-see-doh-ing]. /ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊ ɪŋ/.
  1. to do-si-do.

adverb
  1. Archaic. back to back.

Origin of dos-à-dos

1
1830–40; <French: back to back

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British Dictionary definitions for dos-à-dos

dos-à-dos

/ (ˌdəʊsɪˈdəʊ, French dozado) /


noun
  1. a seat on which the users sit back to back

  2. an alternative spelling of do-si-do

Origin of dos-à-dos

1
literally: back to back

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